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Travelling north along Australia's East Coast and stopping at a variety of destinations along the way, the Tropical Discovery tour is as the name states, a discovery. Travel from Sydney to Port Douglas. Stopping at the coastal town of Port Macquarie, spend an evening at Coffs Harbour, see Cape Byron Lighthouse where you can enjoy the superb views from Australia’s most eastern point, before eating lunch in Byron Bay. Cross the border from New South Wales to Queensland by following the Tweed River Valley to the lights of the Gold Coast. Continue to Hervey Bay for a ferry crossing to Fraser Island, a half day tour by 4WD, a visit to Lake McKenzie a freshwater lake surrounded by white sandy beaches. Lunch at Langmorn Cattle Station, cross the Tropic of Capricorn to Rockhampton and cruise the Whitsunday Islands, with accommodation on Hamilton Island and a tour of Whitehaven Beach. North is Townsville, Port Douglas & Cairns, with side-trips to the Atherton Tablelands, Kuranda and the world famous Great Barrier Reef.
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| Tour Operator: | AAT Kings |
| Duration: | 13 nights |
| Pickup: | Sydney at 0:00AM |
| Drop-off: | Cairns |
| Meals Included: | Breakfasts - 12
Lunches - 1
Dinners - 7 |
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| Sydney |  Sydney is the oldest, largest and one of the most beautiful cities in Australia as well as being the capital of the State of New South Wales. The city is located on the shores of the spectacular Sydney Harbour and boasts some of the world’s most iconic images in the Sydney Opera House, Centrepoint ... |
| Port Macquarie | |
Coffs Harbour
1 night |  The Coffs Coast of New South Wales is a pristine region of rainforests, relaxed towns, rich history, superb beaches and spectacular blue Pacific Ocean waves. Coffs Harbour is a coastal resort town, known for it's banana plantations and fishing, with a lazy pace, and plenty of great cafes, restaurant... |
Gold Coast
1 night |  The Gold Coast, with its famous high rise skyline and its wide, white sandy beaches, is an area of land eighty kilometres south of Brisbane, in Queensland. It stretches along the coast from Coolangatta, in the south, to Beenleigh, in the north, a distance of approximately sixty kilometres. The are... |
| Brisbane |  Straddling the curvacious Brisbane River, lies Brisbane City, capital of Queensland. The city has been built on the plains of south east Queensland, fifteen kilometres from the coast, between Moreton Bay and the Great Dividing Range. The river has been dammed upstream, to supply the city with water... |
| Hervey Bay |  Hervey Bay, for many years was a group of villages, used primarily for people who wanted a quiet seaside life, with good weather, fishing, walking, contemplating the finer things in life, and generally enjoying the lifestyle the area offers. Things have changed now, with a population of 50,000 and ... |
Fraser Island
2 nights |  Fraser Island is one of Australia’s unique natural wonders, and is only 200 kilometres north of Brisbane. It is the largest sand island in the world, being 123 kilometres long, and covering an area of 184,000 hectares, with some of the sand dunes reaching 240 metres above sea level. There are 100 ... |
| Hervey Bay | Hervey Bay, for many years was a group of villages, used primarily for people who wanted a quiet seaside life, with good weather, fishing, walking, contemplating the finer things in life, and generally enjoying the lifestyle the area offers. Things have changed now, with a population of 50,000 and ... |
Rockhampton
1 night |  Rockhampton is a substantial country city, the capital and cultural centre of Central Queensland, well established, and a touch conservative, but what’s wrong with that? The city has much to be proud and thankful for, with a strong local economy based on cattle production, agricultural produce, tim... |
| Mackay |  Mackay is a small city (population 78500 approximately) at the mouth of the Pioneer River, on the central Queensland coast. Half way between Brisbane and Cairns, and often called the Sugar Capital of Australia. It is the region’s service and commercial centre, being the export point for the resour... |
| Shute Harbour |  Looking for a great holiday destination, don’t go past Airlie Beach, a town with a real tropical feel and holiday atmosphere. It seems that everything you want from a holiday is available in this small seaside town, right in the heart of the Whitsundays, and a hop and a skip to the Great Barrier Re... |
Hamilton Island
2 nights |  Hamilton Island is the largest inhabitated island of the Whitsunday Group of islands. Surrounded by palm fringed beaches and the deep blue Coral Sea it is situated off the Queensland coast, between the coast and the Great Barrier Reef. The island is only small, being 750 hectares, with mostly hilly... |
| Shute Harbour | Looking for a great holiday destination, don’t go past Airlie Beach, a town with a real tropical feel and holiday atmosphere. It seems that everything you want from a holiday is available in this small seaside town, right in the heart of the Whitsundays, and a hop and a skip to the Great Barrier Re... |
Townsville
1 night |  is the unofficial regional capital of northern Queensland. The city is made up from two urban areas, Townsville and Thuringowa. Both these areas have developed, grown and combined over the years, to make the greater Townsville metropolitan area. This conurbation is the largest tropical city in Au... |
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Port Douglas
2 nights |  Port Douglas is a small seaside town, 70 kilometres north of Cairns, along a beautiful coastal road which has spectacular views over the hillside and Coral Sea. The township has a charming, friendly village atmosphere, and a typical north Queensland ‘she’ll be right mate’ relaxed attitude to life. ... |
Carins
1 night |  Stretched along a 75 kilometre length of Queensland coastline, between the Coral Sea and the Great Dividing Range lies Cairns gateway to the tropical north of Australia. The city, with a population of 128,000, and is 1700 kilometres north of Brisbane. Cairns is a tropical city, with a hot and hum... |
| Great Barrier Reed | |
Carins
1 night | Stretched along a 75 kilometre length of Queensland coastline, between the Coral Sea and the Great Dividing Range lies Cairns gateway to the tropical north of Australia. The city, with a population of 128,000, and is 1700 kilometres north of Brisbane. Cairns is a tropical city, with a hot and hum... |
| Kuranda |  Kuranda is a small, picturesque village, set amongst the rainforest on the Atherton Tablelands, 25 kilometres north west of Cairns, in tropical far north Queensland. Built on the edge of the Barron River, with a mountain backdrop, surrounded by the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area rainforest, the vi... |
| Cairns | Stretched along a 75 kilometre length of Queensland coastline, between the Coral Sea and the Great Dividing Range lies Cairns gateway to the tropical north of Australia. The city, with a population of 128,000, and is 1700 kilometres north of Brisbane. Cairns is a tropical city, with a hot and hum... |
Novotel Pacific Bay Resort
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Watermark Hotel
1 night | |
King Fisher Bay Resort & Village
2 nights |  Hidden among the tree-covered dunes on the edge of the calm waters of the Great Sandy Strait, Kingfisher Bay Resort is the perfect place to stay to allow guests to spend time enjoying the wonders of Fraser Island. The resort is ecologically friendly and blends well with the precious island environ... |
Leichhardt
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Reef View Hotel
2 nights |  The Reef View Hotel has many amenities, including a 35-metre swimming pool, the Reef Lounge bar, and in-house Pool Terrace Restaurant serving buffet breakfast, light lunches and à la carte dinner menu. Reef View Hotel guests have complimentary use of non-motorised water sports and the hotel has a To... |
Jupiters Townsville Hotel & Casino
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Mantra Treetops Resort & Spa
2 nights | |
Novotel Oasis Cairns
2 nights | |
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